American Speaks Danish After 5 Years / American in Denmark / Expat Life
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Hi! I'm Kelly, an American wife and mom living in a small town in Denmark! In this video, I tell you about my experiences with learning Danish, and you can see just how much Danish I have learned after living in Denmark for 5 years. I also give tips to learning a foreign language and express what speaking Danish means to me.
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I think it is pretty fun to hear how your tone / sound of your voice changes when speaking Danish
Jeg lærte for mange år siden at “papegøjer snakker, mennesker taler”. Når du snakker dansk, så siger du ting på dansk. Når du taler dansk, så behersker du det danske sprog. Snakker er uformelt, taler skal altid bruges i formelle sammenhænge. Man tager en snak, men fører en samtale. Personer med lavere uddannelsesniveau bruger oftest snakker.
Den skelnen er vist ved at være en saga blot.
Hold da op, du er sikkert sjov til fester Ingrid.
My best advice is to talk to children in Danish. They are patient and will correct you when you say something wrong. ☺️ 5-6 year olds taught me correct pronunciation in about one year.💪🏻 Keep working at it girl!😁
I stopped talking Danish to my kids when they laughed at every thing I said.
Nej som deltager i et to sproget ægteskab ved jeg det er vigtigt at fastholde at man snakker to sprog ved middagsbordet.
@@madskofoed1094 I did not suggest that she spoke Danish to her own children.😉
@@Sharonell228 Then we agree. I had a german danish marriage with two languages at the table, and both my children are now fluent i both. on live in DK and the other in Berlin.
And they can study at german and danish universities without a problem.
@@madskofoed1094 English and danish were spoken together in our home, my kids are fluent in both.
Hi Kelly You got my deepest respect, by pronouncing the danish language , you can be very proud of yourself.
Mange!
Du snakker da fint dansk, dansk er et svært sprog og jeg synes personligt at du gør det godt ! Forsæt med at øve og så vil din accent forsvinde mere og mere 😊
Tak for dine gode og sjove videoer
NOTES FROM MY DANISH BOOK:
taler > snakker > sludrer > vrøvler
speak > talk > chat > nonsense
formal----------------------not formal
Præcis :-)
Jeg taler på Dansk og jeg snakker med mine venner og min familie.
Du gør det godt og jeg er imponeret over din udtale. 👍
Tak!
Kelly, you seem to be expressing your emotions a lot and being a lot more frank using Danish.
I am trying! :)
Your Danish is pretty incredible for someone that dosen't speak it constantly. The hard effort you've clearly put into learning the language shines through very bright.
Thanks, Bob!
Godt klaret Kelly, du lever fuldt op til både, en afdød prinsgemal, en fraskilt grevinde, og ikke mindst en kronprinsesse, og kommende dronning det går jo rigtig godt😉🥰👍
Forslag til film kunne måske være "Den eneste ene". Det er en dansk klassikker med romantik og humor. Ellers kan jeg altid anbefale TV-serien "Huset på Christianshavn" eller "Matador" ,hvis du vil have dansk kultur helt ind under huden! Hvis du kan citere fra en af de tre jeg har foreslået så er du pære dansk, med rødgrød og krølle bølle.
Hej Kelly. Jeg ser dine videoer, de er interessante. Dit største sprog-problem er, at dit modersmål er engelsk, som de fleste danskere taler og forstår. Det ser jeg også hos mine børnebørns far. Mit forslag til noget du kan se i TV er: Matador( DK fra 1929-1945), Krøniken(DK fra 1947-1972), Badehotellet(DK fra 1929-1942). På dansk, ikke megen vold og sex😉 og Danmarks-historie. V.h. Inga
Tak for det!
Det gammel Dansk de taler i matador, der ikke nogen der taler sådan mere. Kun mennesker på 70+ bare se en nyere dansk serie istedet for, Matador er næsten 100 år gammel.
Du taler fint dansk... og du har et meget stort ordforråd 👌. Du har en meget charmerende udtale ❤
Kelly Denmark is lucky to have you. Your Danish, though not perfect, is much better than you give yourself credit for. In order to improve yoy need only the two Ps: Practice and Patience.
I am a Danish expat in Germany and my everyday is speaking German and English in some kind of weird mix (because my German is far from perfect).
Since last year I have been learning Hebrew and from this experience I can relate to the frustrations, but hopefully also successes, you have had learning Danish.
“Du taler dansk”
Taler og snakker correspond to speak and talk respectively.
All the best
Mikael
Thanks so much. I also learned to read Hebrew before I had kids. I can understand how you feel. I will keep at it!
Wow! Your Danish isn't bad at all😃 I understood everything you said. I'm a Brit living in Copenhagen and I *TOTALLY* get you when it comes to the Danish language. It took me an entire year to learn the difference between _'e'_ and _'i'_ , and between _'ø'_ and _'y'_ . I think I cried myself to sleep on several occasions that first year😂
I know how you feel! :)
du skal ikke være så hård ved dig selv du taler/snakker Dansk super godt!!!
You even make the same facial gestures my Danish relatives used to, including grabbing at my ears.
Sprog er som at lære et instrument. Practise is king. You’ll get there. Brug dit dansk så ofte så muligt, så bliver det bedre og bedre. Btw alt hvad du siger er nemt forståeligt, det er da et godt niveau at have nået :-)
My understanding of "tale" and "snakke" is tale= speak and snakke = talk. We speak/taler danish/ english and we talk/snakker when having a conversation.
I was expecting a very broken danish from your intro but you´re really good. Don´t put yourself down :) Du gør det godt
så hvorfor skriver du så på engelsk, hvis du synes hun er så god til dansk
@@johncoma1 måske fordi der er engelsktalende, der læser med i kommentarsporet.
To speak danish = at tale Dansk (er formelt) benytter du ordet snakke dansk, er det tale sprog, og mere (uformelt) og det ligger implicit i ordet Sakke = at du “gossip”
Du snakker jo virkelig godt dansk. Dansk er et meget svært sprog. Bliv ved💪💪. Det er godt👏👏
Tak!
Du snakker fint dansk, nemt at forstå! The difference between taler/snakker is regional. Taler is more Sjælland and in my oppinion considered a bit more formal.
Det går da virkelig fint, sådan 🤟🙂
Tak!
Danish is one off the world hardest language to learn, i speak 3 languages, german danish english, be proud, whe understood you😉, learn by speaking, best way😊
Hello Kelly.
I'm Danish and live in Thailand. I wish I spoke Thai as well as you speak Danish. I am a member of Den danske Sprogkreds on Facebook. It was started by Lise Bostrup who has great experience in teaching Danish to foreigners. She is a very kind person and I am certain that she would be willing to direct you to different ways to achieve your goals. Best wishes to you.
I just corresponded with Lise. Please send her a pm or an email if you are interested in some professional help.
Flot dansk, havde et smil på læben igennem hele videoen. Du har givet mig stof til efter tanke om hvor svært det er at udtrykke følelser samtidig med tale dansk. Jeg ved heller ikke selv, hvornår man sige tale og snakke :-) Flot arbejde.
jeg synes du taler fint dansk. der er ikke andet at gøre, end at øve ved at tale, tale, tale med en masse danskere.
Tak!
@@MyNewDanishLife Yeah! But actually you snakke snakke snakke - tale, that's all the in depth, formal, strictly logical - most Danish should be snak! Can't be pontificating all the time!
I think you're really good at Danish!
Don't be so hard on yourself. It's a hard language to learn, and you're doing really well! 😊
Thank you so much!!
Alvorlig talt så taler du et glimrende dansk. Selvfølgelig er det en smule amerikansk accent, men det er helt naturligt når man tænker på, at du er født og har levet det meste af dit liv i USA. Derudover syntes jeg faktisk ikke, at det skæmmer forståelsen det mindste. Godt arbejde og bliv bare ved!
Mange tak!
Good job ❤ Keep up the good work! 👍😃
Thanks, Becky!
@@MyNewDanishLife You welcome!
Hej. Jeg syntes det går godt med dit sprog og man kan sagtens forstå hvad du siger og mener. Super! Kh Dorthe
Tak! :)
Du gør det supergodt på dansk. Det er en god ide at lave videoer på dansk. Din udtale er god, og du er let at forstå.
Forslag til serier og film til dig som er Rom com :
Nynne, Lykke, Nikolaj og julie, Anja og Victor, måske nogle af de nye fra xee 😊
I'm rooting for you, I can only imagine how tricky it is. I am just learning Danish for fun after having it drilled into me in my school days how lousy I was at languages. Loving this comments section too because there are so many helpful practical tips for improving. Perhaps oddly when people talk English to me with a heavy foreign accent I adore it, it sounds charming and it would be horrible to hear it flattened out to some fake RP style.
Du taler fint!
If you would like to hear Danish music, I would suggest the band "TV2". Their lead singer, Steffen Brandt, sings a very clear and distinct Danish.
Good idea. Thanks.
Jeg synes du gør det rigtigt flot. Du har også styr på nogle af de svære ting at sige så som for eksempel "spørge". Det var selvfølgeligt kun et eksempel, du kan meget mere.
2 Danish romcoms are DEN STORE DAG and MALOU & SIMON 😊
Tak for dem
Du er virkelig god til dansk
You are really good at danish
Tale vs snakke.
Difference is subtle.
snakke = have a chat,
tale = have a conversation ,
Guess that is the closest you get in English.
Du snakker MEGET MEGET bedre end nogle af mine kollegaer i hjemmeplejen. Folk fra Østeuropa eller Asien kan godt være svære at forstå og jeg forstå ikke, hvordan de gamle forstår dem. Keep up the good work! 🤩👍
jeg synes du snakker rigtig fint dansk! jo længerer du snakkede det i videoen, jo bedre udtalte du ordene! :3 keep up the good work~!
That was great! I accidentally started learning Danish on dulingo, a pandemic thing, and understood some of what you were saying. I can’t really understand much in films but I sort of got that you can læser og skriver og snakker! Violent film er ikke for dig! 😹 Thanks I hope you do more like this. 🙏🏼
Thanks. I think I will! :)
Kæft du sjov :-D Du skal blive ved med at snakke dansk lige som du gør nu. Fuldt ud og forståeligt og egentlig også med de nuancer der gør at blandt andet ironi kan forstås. Sagt på godt dansk "keep it up" ;-)
Du kan bruge. Jeg taler til dig. Vi snakker sammen. Det er nok den bedste forklaring jeg kan komme med.
Jeg kan huske at min exkone meget hurtigt, kun nogle måneder efter hun begyndte på sprogskole, forlangte at vi talte dansk til hinanden altid. Der er kun en vej, og det er øvelse, øvelse, øvelse :)
Du er altså god til at tale dansk, og nem at forstå :-). Hvis du gerne vil øve sproget endnu mere, kan du måske læse danske bøger, mens du lytter til lydbogen dertil. På den måde kan du høre hvordan ordene udtales, samtidigt med at du følger med i teksten.
You're doing great. Regarding not knowing words. If you try to speak Danish to Danes just ask if you reach a point in a sentence where you dont know the word. Just ask, dont panic. That's what I do when I speak English.
Super godt gået😊Efter 11 år i Dk synes jeg stadig, at jeg kommer i klemme en af mellem når det drejer sig om det danske Sprog... Når man kommer til Dk som voksen så er lidt udfordrende, at komme af med sit accent 😊Det vigtigst er at man skal gøre en indsats og blive ved med at øve sig. God weekend 🌞
Mange tak! :)
Du taler fint dansk 👍
Hey Kelly.
I understand your pain and frustration.
It is interesting to hear your Danish become more and more clear and your speech more fluent during your video.
The only way to learn Danish is to speak it. Your husband should support you in speaking Danish and talk to you in Danish every day.
Despite only knowing like 10 words in Danish, I understood quite a bit more during the video thanks to a bit of Norwegian education and a decent bit of Swedish education. It's amazing how relatable Scandinavian languages are ❤️
Fantastic!
Nogle sprogforskere mener også at det danske sprog er et af de sværeste at lære. Om du siger snakke eller tale er fuldstændig ligegyldig. Jeg er vestjyde og jeg snakker også. Tusinde tak for dine fremragende videoer. MVH. Rufus Simonsen.
You'll get there, Kelly. It does appear that you're struggling, it's not easy. After 43 years on this planet I still struggle with "three" vs "tree" the 'th'-sound is against me there.
It is the little imperfections that makes a person interesting. So embrace your american accent, it is very charming. ❤
Jeg synes at tale er i den mere seriøse kategori, dronningen taler til folket, man holder en tale, man har en samtale, hvorimod snakker er mere ovre i det lidt hyggelige chit-chat 🤷♀️
Okay. Thanks for the explanation! :)
Du er blevet god til dansk! mine forældre og jeg er flyttet til dk for 14 år siden og du taler bedre end dem. Du kan være stolt af dig selv :D
God, sjov film jeg kan anbefale er "Adams æbler" !
Hej Kelly! Du er rigtig god til dansk 🌟
Mange tak!
Du taler rigtig fint dansk. Det kan du være stolt over. :)
Der er mange udlændinge som har boet her i 20 år eller mere som knap nok kan sige noget på dansk.
Tak! :)
Jeg tror det er fordi "at tale" dansk er det du "gør", og snakker er noget man gør som i en samtale mellem mennesker. Det vigtigste er man forstår dig..... ikke sandt 😊
Held og lykke 😉
I think you sounds really good. the closet thing I can think of for a danish rom/com is "kærlighed ved første hik"/ anja & victor movies. or if you like comedyshows simon talbots "mr copenhagen" is also good and another danish movie called "sortekugler"
Jeg tror, dit danske er fint!! Jeg er sikker på at være omgivet af engelsk har bremset processen med at lære dansk! Jeg ved, hvor nemt det er efter en lang dag at ville tale på et sprog, der kommer nemmest for dig!
Snakke is informal, so you snakker på dansk. Tale is formal. So if I said to you :" Vi skal lige snakke" then it's like let's have a chat. If it's :"Vi skal lige tale" It's like we need to talk
I am living in denmark since november 2022, coming from germany. I have the same problems like you. Normally i speak in english, if i am visiting my girlfriend in germany, i speak german. In my job as journalist, i speak and write also in german. But however, i will do my best to learn dansk.
Hvis man skal være korrekt, så kan man sige, at “snakke” er casual og “tale” er lidt mere professionelt. Men hvis du fortæller en person hvilke sprog du taler, så er det korrekt at sige “jeg taler dansk, engelsk og tysk”, eller “mine venner taler både engelsk og indisk”. Men vi snakker med hinanden som venner og taler sammen med vores business partnere.
Fantastisk
Det var flot! Jeg er Amerikansk og jeg forstod dig perfekt. I don’t think I’ve ever heard another American speaking Danish. And I agree, Danish tv and film is so rough-sorry Danes. But I use UA-cam to keep brushed up on my understanding of den Dansk sprog.
Your Danish sounds very good to me. Tak for snakker Dansk.
Tale (speak) is something you do yourself. Snakke (talk) is something you do with others. And you don’t use the på. Like you don’t speak on Danish, but you speak Danish.
But you are doing great and I should not be so hard on yourself.
Rom coms in Danish: Den eneste ene. Kærlighed ved første hik - and all the orhers in that Series of movies.
Thanks. I will look for these shows. :)
En pappegøje snakker vi mennesker taler.. This is the explanation I got when asked older people what the difference between the two ;)
Yeah - de fleste snakker nu mere end de taler 😅
You are so funny even talking about your struggles with the Danish language. Just prod on! Du er sjov at lytte til selv om det ikke var nemt at snakke/tale om dine udfordringer med det danske sprog. Men bare bliv ved med at lære sproget :-)
the best way to learn languages is by singing.
just sing without understanding. when you can. then you can learn what words mean. try kim larsen he taught danish and has made many hits.watch Danish films with English subtitles
really good, i lived in denmark for a year and i can write danish well, but my spoken danish is terrible!
Måske høre lydbøger, mens du gør rent eller laver mad. Bare et forslag 🤗
Hvis dine børn taler dansk, kan du aftale med dem at i snakker dansk ½ time om dagen eller sådan noget. Du lyder til at have et meget højt niveau, så jeg tror at du hurtigt vil blive tryggere i det, hvis du får brugt det kontinuerligt i en periode. :)
Og vi siger også lock-down på dansk ;)
@@nikolajrasmussen9573 Og lockout ;)
Jeg synes det går godt med det danske. :) Det er handler bare om at hænge ved. Det kan være du vil synes om serien "Tomgang" du kan finde på TV2 Play. Det er en komedieserie, men har også en akavet kærlighedsinteresse. :)
Tak. Vi har ikke TV2, men jeg skal kigge på UA-cam.
Jeg er Norsk og forstår deg godt.
Du taler så fint dansk 🤗 flot
Tak! :)
Ser nogle af de gamle film... Olsen banden eller de gamle Dirch Passer film. Og du snakker rigtigt fint
Du er da god til dansk! Næsten alle der lære dansk siger at det er rigtig svært. Det mest rigtige er helt sikkert at sige "jeg taler dansk". Jeg ved ikke helt hvorfor. Jeg lærte meget engelsk udtale ved at se Det Lille Hus På Prærien som barn :P Måske skal du se en masse dansk fjernsyn, hvis ikke det er for kedeligt 😜
Hej Kelly... mange tak for the video. I completely understood what you said in Dansk. I can understand what you say (in Dansk) better than a lot of native Danish speakers. I found that I had to concentrate a whole lot more when you are speaking Danish, than when speaking English. The way you pronounce some Danish words is slightly different that I would. I believe that I may have some (or perhaps a lot) of dialect when I attempt to speak Danish. :)
You are doing very well Kelly. Danish is difficult to learn and even harder to understand. My english speaking kids and Greek wife can testify to that. "at snakke" has a German equivalent, "zu reden". Worth mentioning since you once taught that language.
Thanks, Poul. It was also nice getting your email. I hope all is well in paradise! :)
Snakker = chat. Speak/talk = tale(r). I am super impressed with your danish!
Inkasso er en dansk romantisk komedie med Iben Hjejle og Kim Bodnia :)
I just love how wholesome and hygge the comment section is🤗
Me too! :)
You did great!!! I'm trying to learn at the danish church in so. Calif.
Hi Kelly, most Danes are good at English but they have been learning from a very young age, very few foreigners have had the chance to learn Danish at school outside of Denmark. Learning Danish as an adult is no easy task. After only five years your command of the Danish language is excellent.
Erna Hamilton ‘Grevinden på Tredje' sagde følgende “En papegøje snakker. Mennesker taler”.
Du taler ret godt dansk taget i betragting at det er et meget svært sporg at lære, også på 5 år. Jo mere du taler med andre danskere og bruger sporget i daglig dagen jo nemmere får du det ind på rygraden. En dansk TV-serie du kunne få gavn af at se(hvis du ikke allerede har set den) er Matador,som jeg selv er vild med. Nyder dine videoer. :)
Det er bare super flot. Kan sagtens forstå hvad du mener, så selvom det er forkert på mange måder, så giver det hele mening og det er godt gået.
Thank you so much for the video! I can totally relate! Been in Jutland for some months and I understand a lot of danish but still struggle to talk... exited for the next months to come at the Sprogcenter!!!!
Good luck with that. I lived here for 5 months before I could understand what people were saying. LOL
Dit dansk er faktisk ret godt for fem år i landet; ordforrådet skal nok vokse med tiden 👍
"Nynne" er en dansk rom-com serie som jeg varmt kan anbefale dig at se med din mand - og undertekster er helt okay, også på engelsk 😊 Forfatteren Helle Helle er kendt for at skrive meget minimalistisk, hvis du skulle få lyst til at læse 📚
Mange tak.
Typical american accent, but I understood every word you said in danish :)
You are doing great at speaking danish
Jeg kommer sådan til at tænke på sangen "Valby Bakke" af Peter Sommer, der lyder: "Så begyndte vi at snakke. Ikke tale, bare snakke". At snakke er meget mere uformelt end at tale.
Du kan snakke med din ven, men du taler med din chef. Du snakker med naboen, og du taler til en forsamling. Det handler simpelthen om konteksten.
Det klarer du da rigtig flot. Well done.
Tak! :)
Maybe I'm late, but have you ever been in Skagen (Grenen + Råbjerg Mile etc)? If not you should! All the best!
Yes. We went there last summer! :) I'll have a video about it soon.
Hej Kelly.
Du gør det godt og du har viljen, det er der ingen tvivl om 💪😎 Your danish is good, it just needs a little time and it'll feel more and more natural 😁👌
Keep up the good work, and god bless you and your family 😊
Lytte til ordbøger er en ide. Så du kan høre sætnings opbygninger så du vender dig til ordstillingerne indtil de sidder på rygmarven.
I am very impressed with your Danish. I am in the same situation as you. I have been have here 10 years. Hubby is Danish and speaks English with me at home. Which is fine until we meet other Danes and then I struggle. Hubby tries to teach me but I have a hard time getting folks to understand what I am trying to say,so I shut up. I miss out on such a lot. I am 69 years old so I think I have given up trying now
It is so hard. I know how you feel! :(
It is amazing how difficult it is for some foreigners to learn Danish, and how easy it is for a few. It it a hard language to learn.
I know people who have been here for more than twenty years who are less fluent in Danish than you are. Even though they are trying hard.
One of the fastest learners I know came here from France 17 years ago, and in less than three years he was completely fluent in Danish, with no accent and just a hint of the dialect from the part of the country where he lives. He could even pronounce "rødgrød med fløde" completely correct. Today some Danes have trouble believing him when he says he was not born in Denmark, and came here when he was 33 years old. And in all of these 17 years he has been working at a company where the official language is English.
I believe the key to his success is that he insists to speak Danish whenever possible (even after just 4 months here, when his Danish was only rudimentary) and always encouraged people to tell him if he made language errors. Danes love to help by correcting language errors if they know it is welcome, but will not try to correct language errors if they are unsure if it is welcome.
It could also be that he learns best when he hears the language. From my experience, those types of people go far fast. Unfortunately for me, I am not someone who remembers what I hear! LOL
Just be calm, when you talk. I think we worry to much, when we speak to another person, who has the specific language as a mother tongue. I know from when I speak with an english speaking person. I try hard to sound like an american, but most important is, that the person I talk to, understand what I am saying 😊. I am born in Denmark, and I have lived here for my whole life.
You do it well 😊